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| HER Number: | MDV77702 |
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| Name: | Demolished Structure, Braunton Burrows Military Training Area |
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Summary
A three sided structure is visible on aerial photographs of May 1946 and is likely to have been used for military practise by the U.S. Army in the Second World War. It is not readily identifiable on any later available aerial photographs, although concrete blocks in this location may be the remains of the demolished structure.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 449 368 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS43NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Braunton |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BRAUNTON |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthworks and structural remains of World War II military training features for D-Day Landings on Braunton Burrows
Other References/Statuses
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- STRUCTURE (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1501, NMR RAF/106G/UK/1501 3003-3004 13-MAY-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349927.
A three sided structure is visible.
Passmore, A. + Knight, S., 2009, Farm Environment Plan (FEP), Updated Spreadsheet of Archaeological Sites (Un-published). SDV344664.
Visited 2009. Information provided by R. Bass. Concrete blocks in a heap. A group of 12 visible pieces of small concrete, mostly partially buried. These form two heaps and appear to represent collected remains from a demolished structure.
Buried, and close to an established walker's track. Other details: Site 86.
Unknown, 2010, Farm Environment Plan (FEP), Shapefiles of Archaeological Sites (Un-published). SDV344665.
Map object formerly based on this Source.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011 - 2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.
A small probably partial three sided structure circa 4 metres wide is visible on aerial photographs of May 1946. Its location corresponds with the numbers 6 and 8 marked on a U.S. Army plan of the Second World War Assault Training Centre on Braunton Burrows and was presumably used for training prurposes. The structure is not readily identifiable on any later available aerial photographs, although concrete rubble has been recorded here (Passmore 2009). The structure was probably demolished in the years following the war and may also have been obscured by shifting sand dunes.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV344664 | Un-published: Passmore, A. + Knight, S.. 2009. Farm Environment Plan (FEP), Updated Spreadsheet of Archaeological Sites. Exeter Archaeology Report. Digital. |
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| SDV344665 | Un-published: Unknown. 2010. Farm Environment Plan (FEP), Shapefiles of Archaeological Sites. Exeter Archaeology Report. Digital. |
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| SDV349018 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S.. 2011 - 2012. North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. ACD383/2/1. Digital. |
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| SDV349927 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1501. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/106G/UK/1501 3003-3004 13-MAY-1946. [Mapped feature: #104627 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV57283 | Part of: Braunton Areas A, B, C and D of US Assault Training Centre (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4737 - Stewardship Scheme Archaeological Survey, Braunton Burrows
- EDV6132 - North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NMP Project
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 7 2017 12:39PM |
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